7 Light Engines

Crossing over at sunset.

A tight shot of the workings of this old steam engine.

The old California Zephyr crosses the famous Keddie Wye... NOT!!! Amtrak #5 has detoured for the 2nd time, and this one is special. Three ex-CB&Q cars (Silver Rapids, Silver Lariat and Silver Sola... (more)

1 of only 7 built, a very rare Dome Buffet-Lounge-Observation car, after service on the CB&Q, became Amtrak 9250. In 1999 she made her last rail move to Maricopa where she still serves as the Amtr... (more)

CB&Q E5 9911-A, the last E5 in existance, sits at IRM.

The best way to feed a hungry iron horse.

I finally made it to CB&Q Mecca, Cicero Yard. It was a nice place to visit but a hard place to find a good viewing location to get a shot. I took a bus from the nearest loop station. The bus driv... (more)

Thirty-five minutes out of Chicago, the Burlington's Denver Zephyr slams through Eola at 79 mph. It's business as usual today for the pair of E7s leading the train. However, two weeks after this ... (more)

The museum's switcher heads out to move some cars at the museum. There is quite the collection of rolling stock and locomotives at this place!

Christened on April 18, 1934, at the PRR's Broad Street Station, this Philadelphia born, Budd built, articulated streamliner achieved a remarkable speed of 112.5 mph in May of that same year (1934... (more)

Wide angle for small spaces - a wicked view of the tracks ahead - can you instead imagine this is the view from Union Station? Restored Zephyr resides near the parking garage at the entrance to t... (more)

Injun Joe in action! The Mark Twain Zephyr (Injun Joe) is being transported to Joliet Yard by the daily JSW2 local (lead by EJ&E SD38-2 657). It's passing through Crest Hill, IL., on the Western S... (more)

CB&Q 9903, the Mark Twain Zephyr, receives the finishing touches. It will be picked up by the EJ&E and relocated. A huge thanks goes out to the friendly folks at Relco Locomotives Inc. for allowin... (more)

The Mark Twain Zephyr is on the move again, but not on it's own power, after many years of being stored at the Joliet arsenal it was moved to the Relco Yard in Minooka, IL. Now Relco is moving to ... (more)